Wordless Wednesday: Harry Potter World

Hogwarts Castle

In September the Huz and I visited Harry Potter World in Orlando. 

It was incredible! The attention to detail was so impressive. 
I felt like a little kid as we wandered around.

If you get the chance you should definitely go! 

Hogwarts Express and the portrait gallery inside the castle.

Honeydukes sweets shop and my chocolate frog

Hog's Head Tavern: outside and inside

The Three Broomsticks and the talking portraits of all 4 Hogwarts founders

Hogsmeade village and the tracker of house points in the castle

Shops in Hogsmeade and the pensive in Dumbledore's office 

More Wordless Wednesday here.

Photos by moi.

Top Ten Most Vivid Worlds/Settings In Books

This week's Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks for my top ten most vivid worlds/settings in books. I’m going to list the top 5 I love and top 5 I hate.

Best Fictional Worlds

1) Harry Potter’s world: I know this will be on everyone’s lists, but I can’t help it. I can’t wait to visit Hogwarts and Hogsmeade at the new amusement park in Florida because Rowling created such an unforgettable place!

2) Avonlea: L.M. Montgomery’s quiet community has always held a special pull for me. I know Prince Edward Island is real and I feel like if I visit I’ll see Anne playing with Diana in a field.

3) Narnia: I’ve read the whole series multiple times and it’s such a fascinating world. We witness its creation in the Magician’s Nephew and return many times as decades pass throughout the seven books.

4) Middle-Earth: From Rivendell to Mordor, Tolkien went into insane detail describing the fellowship of the ring’s surroundings as they journeyed through the fictional world.

5) Pern: McCaffrey’s world is one filled with dragons and … wait for it… they’re your friends! That would be just awesome.

Worst Fictional Worlds:

1) Fahrenheit 451: They burn books! It is illegal to read! Need I say more?

2) The Handmaid’s Tale: Just about the worst fate for women that I can imagine.

3) Ready Player One: The world is horrible and everyone sits in front of a computer playing video games. The book itself is fun, but the world created within it would be awful.

4) V for Vendetta: Big Brother on steroids, this would not be fun.

5) It’s a tie for the final spot – The Stand and The Road: Both provide equally abhorrent living situations in a post-apocalyptic world. 

Image from here.